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Printer standard

Prerequisites​

Centreon Plugin​

Install this plugin on each needed poller:

yum install centreon-plugin-Hardware-Printers-Generic-Snmp

Be sure to have with you the following information:

  • Read-Only SNMP community
  • IP Address of the equipment

Configure SNMP on your server​

Follow constructor procedure for your equipment.

SNMP Permissions​

Read-Only access.

Troubleshooting​

Read Troubleshooting SNMP

Centreon Configuration​

Create a new host​

Go to Configuration > Hosts and click Add. Then, fill the form as shown by the following table:

FieldValue
Host nameName of the host
AliasHost description
IPHost IP Address
Monitored fromMonitoring Poller to use
Host Multiple TemplatesHW-Printer-Standard-rfc3805-snmp-custom

Choose "Yes" for the "Create Services linked to template" option.

Click on the Save button.

Following services are automatically created :

  • Printer-Hardware,
  • Printer-Errors,
  • Cover-Status,
  • Marker-Impressions and Marker-Supply.

If you want, you can add the paper tray check with the service template provided.